Prayer
Communion with our God
~ Prayer as presence
Daniel | Consistent | Daniel 6:10-12 |
Esther | Crisis | Esther 4:14-17 |
David | Intimacy | Psalm 25:1 |
Elijah | Power | 1 Kings 18: 36-39 |
Moses | Victory | Exodus 17:8-16 |
Samuel | Listening | 1 Samuel 3:8 |
Mary | Adoration | Luke 1:38, 46 |
Early Church | Intercession | Acts 12:5 |
Paul | Spiritual Warfare | Ephesians 6:19,20 |
Jesus | Relationship | John 17:1-5 |
James | Effective | James 5:13-16 |
Anna | Faithful | Luke 2:36-38 |
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Intercessory Prayer
1 Samuel 12:12-25
Prayerlessness is sin against God | 1 Samuel 12:23a |
Prayerfulness results in proper teaching
1. Good way
2. Right way | 1 Samuel 12:23b |
Prayer leads to pure worship | 1 Samuel 12:24 |
Promise of accountability | 1 Samuel 12:14, 15, 25 |
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The Elements of the Disciples Prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
Adoration | "Our Father in Heaven, Hallowed be Your Name" | 1 Chronicles 29:11
Psalm 145:1-6
Revelation 4:5 |
Submission | "Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven" | Matthew 26:39
John 15:7
James 4:2b,3 |
Thanksgiving | "Give us today our daily bread" | Psalm 100:4,5
Ephesians 5:20
I Thessalonians 5:18 |
Confession | "Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors" | Psalm 32:5
Psalm 66:18
I John 1:9 |
Supplication | "Lead us not into temptation, but us from the evil one" | Ezekiel 33:11
Matthew 5:44
Colossians 1:9-12
I Timothy 2:1-4 |
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Intercessory Prayer
1. Humility and Repentance | 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 |
2. Relationship and Requesting: | John 14:13,14
15:7,16
16:23,24 |
Examples of Intercession
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The Midnight Caller | Luke 11:5-8 |
A Call for Fire | 1 Kings 18:36-39 |
Seeking God's Face | Daniel 9:1-19 |
God Seeks Intercessors | Exodus 17:8-16 |
Jesus Seeks Intercessors | Mark 14:37,38 |
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When God Doesn't Answer Prayer
1. We ignore the pleas of the poor | Proverbs 21:13 |
2. We are living in sinfulness | Isaiah 59: 1,2 |
3. We have discord in the home | 1 Peter 3:7 |
4. We doubt His ability to answer | James 1:6,7 |
5. We are self-centered in our requests | James 4:3 |
6. We don't ask according to God's will | Matthew 6:10 |
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